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Kelsey Wirth

3rd Annual Planetary Health Guest Lectureship

Building the Power We Need to Create a Better World for our Children

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 11:00 a.m. to Noon 

The 3rd Annual Planetary Health Guest Lectureship will be held Wednesday, April 26 at the Bentson Healthy Communities Innovation Center. The event will feature Kelsey Wirth as the guest speaker. 


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The Value of Natural Climate Solutions in Minnesota

Adaptation in Action Webinar Series

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March 21, 2023, Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Join the MCAP team on Tuesday, March 21 at Noon for our Adaptation in Action monthly webinar where we'll hear about a new study completed by Earth Economics for The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota that shows how investing in natural climate solutions pays big economic benefits in addition to producing valuable ecosystem services. 


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MCAP Director Heidi Roop to give Keynote at 2023 Ag-Urban Partnership Forum

Extreme Weather Resiliency

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March 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Register today for the 2023 Ag-Urban Partnership Forum to learn more about the ways that agricultural and urban partners are working together to prepare for extreme weather events and improve water quality around Minnesota. This fourth annual event will focus on extreme weather resiliency, featuring MCAP Director, Heidi Roop, as the keynote speaker. 



 

MCAP News

New U.N. climate report is a ‘gut punch.’ What can Minnesotans do?

August 10, 2021

Heidi Roop, MCAP Director, and Kenny Blumenfeld, MCAP Advisory Board Member, were recently on Minnesota Public Radio discussing the latest IPCC report and what it means for Minnesota. 


In California, 1 State Is Seeing 2 Drastically Different Responses To The Drought

August 6, 2021

MCAP post-doctoral researcher, Katerina Gonzales, was recently on NPR discussing atmospheric rivers, drought and adaptation in California. 


Project Shows that Low Value Tamarack is a Marketable Product

August 1, 2021

Research at the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) in Duluth has shown that tamarack wood from trees that have been damaged by the Eastern Larch Beetle can be treated and repurposed. 


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